Brood-coop.



' D. M. PRIMM.

BBOOD G001.

APPLIOATIOI FILED APR- 22. 19 08.

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DANIEL.M..PRIM M,

unrrnn STATES PA OFFICE T DANIEL PRIMM, 0F Arnnns, ILLIVNOIS. v

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To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, DANIEL M, PRIMM, a

citizen of the United States, residin at tate of Illinois, have invented a certain new. and useful Brood-Coop, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable others skilled in the artto which Athens, in the county of Menard and it appertains to make and use my said vention.

This invention relates to coops for housing and'protec-ting broods of chicks.

The purposes of the invention are to pro-- vide a coop of circular or oval form, free from corners, and provided with adetach having an opening suitab e for the passage'of the chicks but adapted to exclude larger animals; to provide means for detachably connecting the floor with the body of the coop, andfin general to provide a brood coop which shall be'vermin proof, dry and easily cleanable.

With these ends in view my invention consists in the novel features of construction and combinations of arts shown in the'annexed drawing, to whic reference is hereby made,

and hereinafter particularly described and finally recited in the claims.

Referring to. the drawing in which similar reference letters and characters designate likeparts in the several views; Figures 1, 2 and 3 are'respectively a top plan, a front elevation, and a rear elevation of the coop. Fig. 4 is an enlarged artial vertical section on the line X. X. of ig. 2; Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial vertical section on the line Y. Y. of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a partial top plan,with the hood removed.

The most suitable material for the coop is galvanized sheet metal, because the metal is impervious to moisture, is of low first cost, does not harbor vermin and may be easily cleaned; any other suitable material may, however, be used without departure. from my invention.

Brood coo s hitherto have been of angular structure an it is found in practice that in "such coops serious injury to the chicks results by reason of the chickshuddling in V Specificationof Letters Patent. Application flied a iil 22, 1908. Serial No. 428,689.

PatentedMarch 23,

the corners of the coop and ovcrcrow ding and thereby smotherin or otherwise injuring the weaker chicks. T e present coop is there-- fore constructedin circular or oval form, so as to be free from corners in whichthe chicks may huddle as described.

ln-th'f drawings I have illustrated a cobp' of circular form, but it is obvious that the coo maybe of oval form. i '1" 1e coop comprises a circular shell A,"

provided withperipheral heads a, a door opening a and a screened ventilating openinc a A conical roof-B. is secured on the $113.11 A. ventilating opening b, and in its periher diametrically opposite holes I).

and has at its upper end a screened uideplates 0 and C extend 1part way around are secured on the shelgA.

-and is slidable betweenthe shell and"v the j guides C and C and slides on the circular beads a. The circular beads present relajtivcly small surfaces in contact with thejin The door D t ,75

nor surface. of the door, and by reason of this small surface contact the accumulation of dirt on the contacting surfaces is reducedto the minimum andth'e danger of the sticking of the door by reasonof the accumulated dirt is correspondingly reduced. The door.

D is of such dimensions that when the door is closed it will completely cover the door opening a. A handle 61 secured on the doom facilitates the sliding of the door. The' door also has a major openin d. for light and ventilation and protected y a screen (i and a minor opening d adapted to permit the passage of the chicks but excluding larger animals. B and serves to prevent rain and snow from entering through the opening b into the coop and has holes e matching the holes I) in the roof B. A handle F is .mounted on a bail F of springy wire and the ends of the bail project through the holes e and b and connect the handle and the hood with the roof in such manner that by springin apart the. sides of the bail the hood may be detached A hood E fits over the roof from the roof and the handle may be dc- In practice the coops are made of 'diflerent sizesso that they Wlll nest one within the QG fits within-t e 'shel A and eompriseii' =aother in pack for shi ment. The bottom floor g and an integral annular rim When the bottom is in lace as shown in Fig.

5 thefioor,v is raised a ove the ground and there is air space below the floor, thereby preventing moisture on the floor. The bottom is easily removable for cleanin Latches g have a pivotal connection wit the shell, and hook under the lower edge of the bottom to secure it so that the coo may be carried by the handle F Without anger of the bottom falling out.

' opening a. In cleaning t In using thecoop, if it be desired that the chicks run at large the door will be adjusted so that the chicks may pass in and out through the opening d'. 1f it be desired to keep the chicks within the 000 and ive them ample light and air, the oor wil be slid to the left as indicated by the dotted line V, to close the openin d but leave open,

the larger part of the o en ng a. a In stormy weather or at night, w en complete'protec tion of the chicks is necessary the door will be slid to the left to completely close the e coop the door will be slid to the-right to completely uncover the opening a/ and afford free access to 'and "the interior of the coop.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-- tors-Patent is: a

1. In a brood coop, the combination of a curved main structurehaving a door openin eripheral guides, also having periphera bea s projecting from the outer wall of the main structure; and a door conforming to the I curvature of the main structure andslidable in said guides and on said beads to cover and .uncover the door opening of the main structure.

2. In a brood coop, the combination of a curved main structure having a door opening, peripheral guides and eripheral heads; a door slidable in the gui es and on the beads of the main structure and having a major opening and a minor opening; and a screen covering the major opening of said door;

said door being slidable to a limited extent, to cover and uncover the minor opening of said door, and slidable to a greater extent to cover and uncover the door opening of said main structure.

3 In abrood coop, the combination of a main structure having an inclined roof, a ventilating opening central to said roof, and diametrically opposite perforations adjacent to said ventilating opening; a hood fitting on the roof of said main structure, over said ventilating opening and having perforations matching the diametrically opposite perforations of said roof; and a bail having springy members extending through the perfora-.

main structure to cover the minor opening of said door and leave uncovered the screened major opening thereof.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name at Athens, Menard county, Illinois. this 17th day of April, 1908.

DANIEL M. PR IMM.

Witnesses:

Gnonen S. HUGHES, JAMES E. FULTON. 

